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J. F. OHMER & H. TYLER. FARE REGISTER.

No. 582,366. Patented May 11,1897.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

JOHN F. OHMER AND IIIRAM TYLER, OF DAY"ON, OHIO; SAID TYLER ASSIGNOR T0 SAID OIIMER.

FARE REGiSTEFi SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 582,366, dated May 11, 1897'.

Application filed August 24, 1896. Serial No. 603,743. (No model.)

T0 on whom 112% may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN F. OHMER and IIIRAM TYLER, citizens of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Mont gomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fare Registers; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to llllPlOVOll'lGllhS in fare-registers for street-cars.

The object of the invention is to provide a fare-register that may be carried on the person of a conductor or that may be placed in a stationary position in a car and used as a fare and trip register combined.

To some extent the invention is an im pro ve ment on the fare-register shown and described in United States Letters Patent No. 560,529, granted to John F. Ohmer May 19, 1806. The invention covered by said patent relates solely to a portable register or one designed to be carried by the conductor, having a capacity for indicating the various kinds of fares and for keeping a total record of the number of each kind of fares indicated.

The present invent-ion supplements the above by introducing certain mechanism through the agency of which the total fares or tickets taken up 011 each trip or any number of trips combined are indicated.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front sectional elevation showing the interior mechanism for keeping a total record of the fares for an entire day, for indicating the different kinds of fares, and for indicating the total fares for each trip. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a front sectional elevation showin the interior mechanism adapted to be used solely as a stationary register. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the same. Fig. 5 is an elevation of the rear side of the trip-register and indicatorwheels and adjunctive devices. Fig. 6 is a top view of the indicator-wheels as shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 shows top and side views of the slotted lever through which the primary trip-wheel is moved. Fig. 8 is an edge view of one of the sheaves through which the vertical sliding rods are actuated.

In a detailed description of the invention the same reference-characters will be found to indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the inclosing case consists of front and rear portions A and A, which have a hinged connection A at the bottom. The back A has side portions A, which when the case is closed are concealed, as shown in Fig. 2. The mechanism is all supported on the rear and side portions A and A Therefore the case may be opened to inspect said mechanism without detaching any of the parts by simply swinging the back A outward. Several parts of the interior mechanism shown in Figs. 1 and 2 will be found illustrated and described in the patent hereinbefore referred to. Therefore only a brief mention of them will be made herein, as follows:

1, 2, i3, 4, and 5 designate, respectively, several wheels of different series of totaladding register-wheels which bear specific values upon their peripheries. These wheels keep a total record of the fares for each day, and are moved by a corresponding series of primary actuating-wheels (3, that are mounted in the rear thereof and moved by a ratchetwheel 7. There is one ratchet-wheel for each series of wheels (3. The ratchet-wheels are each moved by a pawl 8, carried on a sliding rod 9. These rods likewise operate indicatorslides 10, that carry tablets 11.

12 is a transverse oscillating bar that controls the position of the slides 10, all substantially as shown and described in said patent.

Referring now to the mechanism embodied in the present invention, each sliding rod 9 is provided with a shoulder a in addition to the shoulder a, that operates the indicatorslides.

B designates a transverse slide having a longitudinal ledge B and provided with slotted extensions Z) Z) If, through which broad-headed screws 12 project and enter the rear of the casing. These screws guide the movement of the slide 13 when the latter is moved downwardly by any one of the shoulders a on the rods 9, or when moved upward by the expansion of a spring 0, which is confined between the upper end of the slot in extension I) and a projection b" on the inner rear side of the case.

0 and C designate trip-indicator wheels of units and tens series, or the number of said wheels may be multiplied, if desired. The numerals on said wheels are exposed through a sight-opening in the casein the usual way. In order to have their arbors D and D free from any connection with the front of the case, the said arbors are journaled in hangers D and D that are; connected by a transverse bar D. The hanger D is secured to the case by a suitable number of screws 0. The primary or units wheel 0 is rotated to indicate the number of passengers received to the extent of one revolution, after which the numbers are transferred to wheel C. The i'ollowing mechanism operates the units-wheel: (Z designates an angular lever having a slot (1. This lever is loosely conn ected to the upper end of the central extension Z) by means of a screw (P, that penetrates said slot and enters the part Z). This lever (Z has its fulcrum on the arbor D and is constructed with a curvature substantially as shown in Fig. '7, in order that its slotted end may occupy a position at a right angle to the extension I) when the slide B is in its normal or upward position. This is essential in order that the requisite movement may be imparted to the lever to rotate the wheel (3 the desired distance. This movement is transmitted to said wheel through a spring-controlled pawl c, which is pivotally supported on an end of the lever and engages with a ratchet-wheel j, that is mounted on the arbor of the wheel 0. Upon each movement of the lever to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5 one movement of said wheel is ettected. e is a retainingpawl to hold said wheel in position at the end of each movement. This pawl is maintained in engagement with the ratchet-wheel by a spring 6 attached thereto and to any other convenient point. g designates a bell-hammer mounted on said pawl in a position to strike a bell g upon each movement of the wheel (1. The bell is mounted on the arbor D in the rear of wheel 0.

As shown in Fig. 2, each of the wheels 0 and O has indicating-dials attached thereto. The arbor upon which the units-wheel is mounted has its front end square to receive a key by which it may be turned back to Zero after a complete revolution thereof has been made.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the sliding rods 9 are provided with finger-pieces and are ope 'ated by the hand. \Vhen the mechanism is used as a stationary register, which it is principally intended for, the said rods are e11- tirely inclosed within the case, as is shown in Figs. 3 and 4-, where it will be noted they pass through guide-bars 7i: 7.:, and are each provided with an enlarged portion 71, having an oblong slot it, into which projects a pin i from a side of a sheave 02. These sheaves are mounted on the rear of the case and are retated each by an individual rope or cable on, that is attached thereto, passed out through the case, and secured to a convenient place on the interior of the car. IVhen any one of said cables is pulled upon, movement is imparted to a sheave, and the pin II thereon moving in the slot 7i will lower a respective rod f),whieh in turn will lower the slide B. lVhen any one of the cables is released, the action of a clock-springn, mounted on the sheaves, will permit a return of rods .l to their upper positions.

Figs. 3 and 4c are intended to illustrate separately and more clearly the indicator-wheels and adjunctive devices, which in all cases are to be used in connection with the indicatorslides and totaladding register-wheels. It will therefore be understood that when each indication is made on the wheels 0 C a tablet is also exposed, showing the character oi. the fare, and the total-adding register-wheels will also at the same time register the fare. The imlicator-wheels C and C and the total adding wheels 1 2 3, 1 0., should tally in their amounts.

Having fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a fareregister, the combination with trip indicator wheels, and a slotted lever mounted adjacent to one of said wheels, of a continuous slide extending across the machine, and provided with guide extensions, to one of which the said lever is connected, a series of slidingrods, each one of which is adapted to actuate in a similar manner, the said continuous slide, and ratchet mechanism interposed between the said lever, and one of the indicator wheels, substantially as de scribed.

2. In a fare-register, the combination with trip-indicator wheels, of a vertieally-movable slide extending across the machine, a lever having a fulcrum on the arbor of one of said indicator-wheels and actuated by the movement of said slide, ratchet mechanism actuated by said lever for advancing said indicator-wheels, a series of sliding rods having transverse slots, and each one of which is adapted to similarly actuate said verticallymovable slide, a sheave provided with a pin for each of said sliding rods, and means for rotating said sheaves, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

3. In a machine for registering and indicating fares on street-railway cars, the combination with trip-indicator wheels, of a transverse sliding bar having guide extensions, an angular lever having one end slotted and loosely connected to one of said guide extensions and the other end fulcrumed on the arbor of: one of said indicator-wheels, apawl pivoted to said lover, a trip-indicator wheel 1o IIO tated by said pawl, a series of sliding rods any one of which may actuate said transverse sliding bar, and means for actuating said slid ing rods.

4. 111 a machine for registering and indicating fares in street-cars, the combination of a vertically-movable sliding bar lying across the machine, a series of sliding rods any one of which may actuate said sliding bar, each of said rods being provided with a transverse slot, a lever having one end provided with an oblong slot and loosely connected to an extension from said sliding bar, a pawl carried on said lever, an indicator-wheel having a ratchet-wheel with which said pawl engages, and a series of sheaves each of which is provided with a pin adapted to actuate a sliding rod, substantially as described.

5. In a fare-register, the combination with a system of total-addin g register-wheels, and a system of indicator-tablets to indicate each character of fare, of a transverse sliding bar lying across the machine and having guide extensions, a lever having one end slotted and loosely connected to one of said guide extensions, trip-indicator wheels actuated by ratchet mechanism interposed between them and said lever, and a series of sliding rods, the downward movement of any one of which simultaneously actuates said total adding register-wheels, a respective indicator-tablet, and the trip-indicator wheels.

6. In a fare and trip register, the combination with a series of total-adding registerwheels, a system of fare-indicators, and a transverse oscillating bar for controlling the positions of said fare-indicators, of a sliding bar having guide extensions, a slotted lever mounted on one of said guide extensions, a ratchet-pawl carried on said lever, a system of trip-indicator wheels actuated by said pawl, and a series of sliding rods, the down ward movement of any one of which will cause a simultaneous registration of a fare; a visible indication of the character of said fare, whether a full or half fare; and a visible indication of the number of fares on each trip, substantially as shown and described.

'7. In a fare-register, the combination with trip-indicator wheels, and a series of independently-sliding rods mounted below said wheels, of a vertically-movable slide extending across the machine, and provided with upwardly-projecting guide extensions, alever having its fulcrum on the arbor of one of said indicator-wheels and a sliding connection with one of said guide extensions, ratchet mechanism actuated by said lever to advance said indicator-wheels, and means for independently actuating said sliding rods, substantially as and for the purposes specified. 8. In a fare-register, the combination with trip-indicator wheels, of a vertically-movable slide lying across the machine and provided with guide extensions, a lever having a fulcrum on the arbor of one of said trip-indicator wheels and one end slidingly connected with one of said guide extensions, ratchet mechanism actuated by said lever to rotate said indicator-wheels, a series of verticallysliding rods each one of which is adapted to actuate said sliding bar, and each of which is provided with a transverse slot, a series of sheaves provided with pins that project into said transverse slots, and means for rotating said sheaves whereby said sliding rods are elevated, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof we atfix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN F. OIIMER. llIRAM TYLER.

lVitnesses:

R. J. Me Marv, L. L. ALLEN. 

